Heel lift cementing machine



E. L. PAGE.

HEEL LIFT CEMENTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8. I914.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

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E. L. PAGE.

HEEL LIFT CEMENTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8.1914. 1,320,410,, Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

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ERVIN L. PAGE, OF GEORGETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO PAGE MACHINE CO. INC., OF HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

I-IEEL-LIFT-CEMENTING vMACHIN E.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedNov. at, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERVIN L. PAGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Georgetown, in the county of Essex and State of lVIassachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Heel-Lift-Cementing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in heellift-cementing devices which, while adapted for general uses, are especially designed and adapted for use in connection with a heel-lift assembling machine, of the type shown in my Patent No. 1,223,728, dated April 24:, 1917 and employing an endless carrier composed'of a series of heel-lift holding and clamping devices.

Prior to my invention, the almost universal practice has been to arrange the heellifts in a series of compartments, from each of which the heel-builder removes a lift, applies cement thereto, usually by dipping, or With a brush, and then places them in a heel form. Other means designed to perform this operation more rapidly have been devised, but, so far as I am aware, none of them have been found to be practically efiicient.

The object of my invention is to provide a form of cementing device for the heellifts which will automatically cement the set of lifts required to build any particular heel, and deliver the same, each time a set is required for the assembling machine, at such a point that the cemented lifts may be rapidly assembled in the heel form.

I accomplish this object by providing a series of heel-lift receiving compartments, vertically arranged side by side in a row, and adapted to contain the different heel-lifts required, and by further providing a. separating device which simultaneously removes the lifts from the bottom of each stack, passes the same over a cementing roll, so that a coating of cement is applied thereto, and delivers them upon a receiving table closely adjacent the form in which the lifts are to be assembled, so that they may be readily collected by the operator and placed in the form, and by providing means whereby said separating device is automatically operated each time the carrier of the assembling machine is advanced, so that a set of cemented lifts will be delivered each time a set is re" quired by the operator;

For amore complete understanding of my invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a heel-lift cementing and assembling machine embodylng my lnvention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section 011 line a2a2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the cementing device.

Fig. 4 is a front View of the lift-holding tray.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 50-122 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 1 of the drawing shows the general method of application of the cementing device to the assembling machine, said machine comprising an upright frame 2 having an endless carrier, consisting of a series of flexibly connected heel-holders 4, and being adapted to be intermittently driven through a clutch-mechanism on shaft 8 by the main shaft 7, the carrier being advanced the length of one holder each time the treadle 9 is depressed.

The means for cementing and delivering the heel-lifts, comprises a lift-holder 315 which is mounted on the frame 2 at the rear side thereof, said holder having a series of vertically disposed compartments 36 therein, each adapted to hold a stack of heel-lifts therein and arranged side by side, in a line which extends longitudinally of the frame and in a direction parallel to that in which the carrierthereof is driven, said compartments varying in size according to the various standard sizes of lifts which are usually employed in forming heels, the size of the compartments decreasing from one end to the other, according to the decreasing sizes of the lifts to be placed therein. A sutlicient number of compartments are provided, so that, by removing a single lift from. each compartment, the necessary lifts for building the highest heels will be secured. The number of compartments which will be used under any condition will correspond to the number of lifts in the particular heel to be built.

A horizontally disposed, lift-supporting table 37 is arranged directly beneath the lower ends of said compartments and extends longitudinally throughout the length of the line thereof and transversely from a point in the rear of the holder to a point approximately midway of said compartments. A cement containing tank 38 is arranged directly beneath said table, and extends throughout the length thereof, and has a cementing roll 39 rotatably mounted therein, which extends from one end of said tank to the other and is arranged to extend slightly above the level of the supporting table 37 in close proximity to its front edge, so that the bottom lift of each stack will be supported partly on the table 37 and partly on the roll 39, as best shown in Fig. 5. Suitable means for driving said roll 39 continuously are provided, said means comprising a pair of bevel gears i0 which are driven by a belt i1 from a pulley on the main shaft 7, said roll being preferably driven so that its upper portion moves away from the adjacent edge of the table 37, and tends to move the lifts forwardly toward the machine. The tank 38 is kept partly filled with liquid cement, by means of the sealed reservoir 52, so that the roll constantly dips in the cement. A lift-receiving table 42 extends in front of said roll 39 and is arranged be tween the holder 35 and the frame 2 at the level of the upper edge of the latter and closely adjacent said roll 39 at the opposite side thereof from the table 37, the width of said table being approximately equal to the length of the largest lifts.

A heel-lift separator, or pusher 43 is provided, comprising a flat plate arranged to slide on the surface of the table 37, and extending the entire length of the table 37, said plate being of slightly less thickness than that of the heel lifts which are to be placed in the holder, a space between the lower end of the holder and the table 35 being provided to permit said plate to pass therebetween and engage the lowermost lift of the stack and slide it from beneath the stack, in a well-known manner. An eccentric rod 44 is pivoted at one end on the pivot 14: and forked at the opposite end to engage an eccentric on the shaft 8. A rock shaft 4-5 is mounted on brackets 4-6 in the rear of the frame, and an arm 47 is secured thereto and is provided with a bolt 48 at its free end, which extends through the rod 4% and a spring 49 is arranged on said bolt 48 between the rod 44 and the arm 47, so that, when the rod it is oscillated, the arm 47 will be swung correspondingly. A pair of arms 50 are secured on the shaft 45 and are loosely connected to the separator 43 by pins 51 which pass through slots in said arms at their opposite ends.

The operation of the above described device is as follows The compartments 36 are filled with heel lifts, as illustrated in Fig. i, the bot tom lift of each stack resting partly on the table 37 and partly on the roll 39, as before described. When the operator steps on the treadle 9 to cause the shaft 3 to make a complete rotation and drive forwardly the carrier, so that the heel form which has ust been filled will be moved on from the liftreceiving position, directly in front of the middle of table 42, the rod 44 will be swung downwardly on its pivot, causing the arm l? to be moved downwardly and the arms 50 to be swung forwardly, moving the separator4-3 beneath the stacks and, simultaneously, pushing a heel-lift from beneath each stack of lifts over the cementing roll 39, so that the latter may deliver them onto the receiving table 42. As the lifts pass over the cement roll they will be thoroughly cemented on their under sides by said roll, and delivered in the order in which they were stacked onto the table 42, so that the operator has merely to pick up the lifts, in order, and place them in the heel form on the particular heel-holder which is then in lift-receiving position. In case of clogging the spring 48 will yield, preventing straining of the parts.

lVith the above described construction the lifts necessary for constructing the heel are thus automatically cemented and delivered at a convenient point, each time the assembled machine is operated to clamp a set of lifts on a holder, and therefore,each time a fresh set is needed.

The cementing and assembling operation may, therefore, be rapidly performed.

To provide a convenient means for filling the lift-holder 35 with lifts, the rear half of said holder is made in the form of a tray 35, whiehis removably mounted on a rearwardly projecting portion 35 of the fixed portion of the holder and is adapted to be held in position by hooks, as 53, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2), so that, to fill the holder the tray is removed and laid flat on its rear side and the lifts are placed on edge in the troughs 36, thereof, which form the rear portions of the compartments 36. The upper endsof the troughs 36 are closed and a rod 5% is provided, which is inserted in the bottom end of the tray throughout the length thereof, before the lifts are placed therein, so that the lifts will be prevented from falling out of the tray when it is returned to an upright position. After the tray has been secured inplace the rod 54 is drawn out, permitting the lifts to fall into the lower ends of the. compartments, so that they are supported on the table 37 and roll 39, as already described.

. By providing several trays for each machine, one tray may be filled while another is on the machine, so that its operation will not be interrupted when a fresh supply of lifts are furnished.

I claim:

1. A heel-lift cementing-machine comprising a lift-holder having a series of vertically disposed, lift-receiving compartments arranged side by side in approximate'alinement, a lift-sustaining table beneath said compartments, a cementing-device extending in front of said table, adjacent the level thereof, a separator plate extending longitudinally throughout the length of said table, and movable transversely thereover to push a lift from beneath each stack over said cementing device, and lift-receiving means at the opposite side of the cementing device from said table on which the cemented lifts are delivered.

2. A heellift cementing-machine comprising a lift-holder having a series of vertically disposed, liftreceiving compartments arranged side by side in approximate aline ment, a cementing roll arranged beneath said compartments and extending in the line thereof in position to permit a portion of the lowermost lift of each stack to rest thereon, a separator extending longitudinally of said line of compartments at one side of said roll and movable transversely, simultaneously to push a lift from the bottom of each stack over said roll, and lift-receiving means, at the opposite side of said roll from said separator, onto which the cemented lifts are delivered.

3. A heel-lift cementing-machine comprising alift-holder having a series of vertically disposed, lift-receiving compartments arranged side by side in approximate alinement, a cementing roll arranged beneath said compartments and extending in the line thereof in position to permit a portion of the lowermost lift of each stack to rest thereon, a separator extending longitudinally of said line of compartments at one side of said roll and movable transversely simultaneously to push a lift from the bottom of each stack over said roll, means to drive said roll in the direction in which the lifts are moved by said separator, and lift-receiving means, at the opposite side of said roll from said separa tor, onto which the cemented lifts are delivered.

4. A heel-lift cementing-machine comprising a lift-holder having a series of vertically disposed, lift-receiving compartments 'ar ranged side by side in approximate alinement, a table extending beneath a rear portion of each compartment and a cementing roll extending beneath the front portions thereof, so that the rear portion of the bottom lift of each stack is supported by said table and the front portion by said roll, and means for simultaneously pushing said bottom lifts from beneath their respective stacks over said roll, whereby the lifts are pressed onto the roll by the gravity of the lifts above them;

5. A heel-lift cementing machine comprising a lift-holder having a series of vertically disposed compartments arranged in approximate alinement and each adapted to contain a stack of lifts, a lift-supporting table extending beneath the rear portions of said compartments, a cementing roll rotatably mounted adjacent the front edge of said table and beneath the front portion of said compartments, so that its upper portion extends a short distance above the level of said table, a lift-receiving table in front of said roll and closely adjacent thereto, and a separator plate extending the length of said supporting table and movable thereover to push the bottom lifts of the stacks over said roll. I i

6. A heel-making machine comprising a carrier having a series of heel holders and movable to bring said holders to a lift-receiving position successively, a lift-holder having a row of vertically disposed, liftreceiving compartments, each adapted to hold a stack of lifts therein and having a lift-receiving table in front thereof arranged adjacent said receiving position and extending in the direction in which said carrier moves, a cementing device arranged in the rear of said table, a separator for pushing the bottom lift of each stack past said cementing device to. apply cement to one side thereof, and onto said table, and means for automatically operating said separator each time the carrier is advanced.

7. A heel-lift holder comprising a base having a fixed side wall and a removable side wall mounted thereon, said removable side wall having a parallel series of transversely extending troughs on its inner side, arranged to be closed by said fixed wall when in position, and each to receive a stack of lifts therein.

8. A heel-lift holder comprising a base having a series of vertically disposed liftreceiving compartments therein, and a tray removably mounted on said base and having a parallel series of troughs therein arranged to register at their ends with the compartments of said base.

9. A heel-lift holder comprising a tray having a parallel series of lift-receiving troughs in one side thereof extending to one edge, and lift-retaining means in the ends of said troughs arranged to be moved to permit the lifts to pass therefrom when in upright position.

10. A heel-lift holder comprising a liftreceiving base having a vertical side wall, a tray arranged to be mounted on said base, to form an opposite side wall, said tray having a parallel series of lift-receiving troughs therein, arranged to extend vertically when, the tray is in position on said base and to be closed at their sides by said vertical wall, and a rod in said tray extending transversely through said troughs adjacent their lower ends and removable there- 1f)rom to permit the lifts to fall into said ase.

11. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a roW of vertically disposed compartments arranged to contain and support a series of stacks of lifts, stationary lift-receiving means arranged in front of andparallel to said row of compartments, in the plane of their bottoms, a cementing roll located in position to engage the lifts in transit, and a separating device arranged to engage the bottom lift of each stack, push the same simultaneously past Copies of this patent may be obtained for the cementing roll, and, deliver. said lifts upon said lift-receiving means in a row parallel to the row of compartments.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my 15 name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ERVIN LL PAGE.

Witnesses i D. H. HAMMAN, H. B. DAVIS.

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